Professor Jarlsberg is a mouse of the late 1920s or early 1930s, holding a prestigious professorship at the Raclette College of Agriculture in Sweden. He descends from a long and distinguished line of Jarlsbergs—one notable ancestor even served as an advisor to Queen Christina’s cat.

It seems that purchasing a finer brush for miniature work won’t be necessary after all, as this project is drawing to a close before I’ve had the chance to track one down at the Melbourne Art Store. My thanks to Lou Belcher Art for the generous donation of the canvas—the surface was exceptional, allowing for far greater detail than those I had previously been using.